Tire spreader



1,469,473 P. R. BATTAITINE v 1 TIRE SPREADER I I. l

` Oct. -2, 1923.

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Be known that PALMER R. BA'rrALINn, a subject of the King of Italy, anda resident of Hartford, in the county ot Hertford and State ofConnecticut have invented a new and Improved Tire gpreeder, o'f whichthe following 'is a speciiication. .My invention re etes to the lclassof devices more especially designed for separating of a vehicle tire,

v and an-object of my invention, among others, is to provide a device ofthis class that shell be extremely .simple in its construction endoperation, and' especially one that will not 35 interfere with theoperatlons to beperformed upon the case,and for the purposes of whichoperations the edges ot thecase require to be separated.

Une form ot device embodying my inven- 2@ tion and in.- the constructionand use of which .the'objects herein set out, as well es others, mayattained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which.- f

Figure 1 is en edge view of my improved tire spreeder. y

Figure 2 is e side view of the same shown asV holding the edges of .ecese apert, and in dotted outline the position of the parts ot the sreader before the edges of the case S0 have een spread spart.

My improved spreeder in its preferred form and as illustreted in theaccompanying drawings com rises e Ushaped trame, the base 3 of whic isot considerable width as compered with the branches d-5. This treme isreterebly constructed of any suitable mete and in any desired form, asto the vcross section, to impart thereto the requisite stren th for thepurposes required ot it.

t@ fllhe ranch t has an anchoring hook 8 et 'its upmr end with e speershaped point 7 at the extremity of the hoolr.

A spreader lever 8 is pivotelly secured to the end of the hrench 5, thislever terminaiting in' an operating the perte are in position to spreador seperete the edges ot a case, te be positioned vopposite the branch 5of the tool. v v

' A spreeder har 10 is' 'votally secured to the end of the lever 8, thisbar terminating a spreader hook 11 preferably also ospeer shape, Thisbar may be conructed in veri# ous ways, an extremely satisfactory formbe- Athe sides of which the luse to separate the edges o lespeciallypatent statutes,

handle e errengm, when 1 inlg" that shown in the drawings herein in wich said bar is 'made as a frame between branch 5 and handle lement isin a case, illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. ln this structurethe frame comprisesan enlarged portion 12 to receive said branch andhandle and a narrower portion 13, the ends of the frame receiving thepivot 14 by means of -which the bar is secured to the lever 8.

Said lever 8 is so I in position to spread the edges of lthe cese apartsudiciently for operations to 'be per formed on said case, the pivot Mwill have passed beyond the center line so that the pull or strainuponthe lever will be such as to hold it in its open position, as will he 9may be received when the im readily underdood by an examination of'Figure 2 of the drawingls.

n accordance with t e provisions of the ll have described the princi lesof operation of my invention, together with the device which ll nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but l desire to haveit understood 'that the device shown is only illustrative, and that theinformed. that when it isl vention may be carried out by other means.

l claim- Y l. A tire spreader comprisin an anchoring member formed toexten across the of a tire and having a member to grip the tire on theinside of one edge thereof, a member pivotally attached to saidanchoring member and. comprising a spreader lever extending in onedirection from 'the pivot and a vhandle extending in another directiontroni the pivot and at an angle to said periphery lever, and e spreaderbar pivotslly supported bp said lever to grip the tire on' the insideV othe opposite edge thereof.

2. A tire spreader comprisin an anchoring memher termed to exten 'acrossthe periphery of e tire and having a member to grip the tire on theinside of one edge therey supported b wid er and comprising e :indiedirection from the pivot of, a memmr ivotell enchoring mem extending inone in end a spreeder lever extending in enother direction from widpivot end at en angle to said handle, said handle being curved toconforni to the shape of said anchoring member,

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\ meeweand e spreader her pivoteily attached to the hrench of seidframe, e handle rigidly conend of said lever, seid ber being formed tovnemted with and extending at an angle from l@ grip he inside of oneedge of the tire. said lever, end e spreader ber pivotelly con- 3. Atire spreader comprising e U-shaped nested to said spreader lever endformed to 5 frame formed to extend across the periphery grip the insideof the'edge of the tire opposite ef a hire end having one brancharranged te to that engaged by the end of seid frame.

rip the inner edgeof said tire, e spreader ever pivotally attached tothe opposite PALMER RUBIN BATTALINE.

